華聯(lián)學(xué)院大學(xué)英語精讀課件02 Salvation

1、Unit 2 SalvationLangston HughesIntroduction of the author-Langston Hughes James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a small child, and his father moved to Mexico. He was raised by his grandmother until he was thirteen, when he moved to Lincoln, Il

2、linois, to live with his mother and her husband, in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in Lincoln that Hughes began writing poetry. Following graduation, he spent a year in Mexico and a year at Columbia University. During these years, he held odd jobs as an assistant cook and a busboy, and traveled to Africa a

3、nd Europe as a seaman. In Nov. 1924, he moved to Washington, D.C. Hughess first book of poetry,The Weary Blues, was published in 1926. He finished his college education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania three years later.Pre-reading questions:Do you have any religious belief?How many major relig

4、ions are there in the world? ( Islam, Buddhism, Christianity,)3) How much do you know about the Christianity( some important festivals ), as well as God and Sin? Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the US. It is the beginning of the trad

5、itional Holiday Shopping Season. Black Friday used to mean heavy traffic, but that day, it means the early opening and late closing of shops. On that day, many people would take the day off to go shopping, because many things are on sharp discount that day. In many cities, people line up hours befor

6、e stores open. Electric appliances, clothes and toys are often the most popular items. Many people buy Christmas gifts for their friends and families, some others buy items at a very low price and resell them online. 黑色星期五是感恩節(jié)后的星期五，在美國。它是傳統(tǒng)假日購物季的開始。黑色星期五意味著沉重的交通，但這一天，這意味著早開晚關(guān)店。在這一天，很多人會請一天假去購物，因?yàn)楹芏鄸|

7、西都在那一天大幅打折。在許多城市，人們在商店排隊(duì)開放時(shí)間。電器設(shè)備，衣服和玩具往往是最受歡迎的東西。很多人購買圣誕禮物給朋友和家人，其他人以很低的價(jià)格購買很多東西然后在網(wǎng)上轉(zhuǎn)售。 All Christian churches believe in God the Holy Father and the Holy Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, bec. God created the heavens and the earth and all things and human being in the beginning.And the Christ

8、ian churches believe people can only be saved and be justified by their faith in Jesus Christ bec. he died on the Cross for our sins. sin, crime and misdeed:crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law 違法犯罪sin: estrangement from god 宗教罪惡misdeed: improper or wicked or immoral behavior sin 經(jīng)常在宗教中使用，

9、意思是原罪misdeed 指不當(dāng)?shù)男袨椋傅腻e較小crime 罪，重罪。 Read the following new words and phrases:salvation Jesus Christ lamb foldrevival altar deacon swirl congregation mighty wail minister sob swing rejoicing hushed joyous quilt Word groupsby leaps and bounds leap in the air Look before you leap.from then on a great

10、many leave out hold out hold up right away be ashamed of break into throw ones arms around sbin the name of the last time but one Labor-saving gadgets such as potato-peelers and nut-crackers can save us a lot of time.in an ironic sense, saved from sin, commit a sin ( tell a lie)pious1.Holding out hi

11、s work-gnarled hands, the old fisherman with a weather-beaten face started to tell us about the hardships of life on the sea.2. The little girl is apparently badly injured. Shes been crying for hours and shes still moaning.3. As the Nobel Prize winner went onto the platform escorted by the chairman,

12、 the whole hall rocked with cheers and clapping.4. When the dance party was in full swing, music and songs swirled all round the ballroom. 5. For reasons that are not quite understood, there has been a revival of strong interest in traditional Chinese drama, such as Beijing Opera and Shaoxing Opera,

13、 among the college students.6. The traffic downtown was held up for a while because crowds of people swarmed into the streets to watch the annual holiday parade.7. When he saw his heart-broken parents, the young man felt so ashamed of himself for causing so much trouble to the family that he went on

14、 his knees and begged their forgiveness.8. The old man was very excited at the sight of his son, whom he hadnt met for a long time, getting off the ship. But it was quite out of his expectation that his son pretended not to see him; and turning his back to his father, the young man walked away right

15、 away.9. The two neighboring countries stopped the decade-long war and signed a peace agreement. From then on, their economic exchange and bilateral trade developed by leaps and bounds.10. As soon as the winner of Nobel Prize in Physics appeared before the faculty and students, the hall broke into a sea of cheers. And from time to time his speech was punctuated by deafening applause/ clapping.P26-27different